City / County News

Some San Bernardino County residents are regaining confidence in the county’s economy, but their optimism is not where it was before the recession hit and most residents remain pessimistic, a report released Wednesday stated. Twenty five percent of those surveyed rated the county’s economy’s “excellent” or “good,” according to the …

Moreno Valley’s television station has won one national and 10 region cable television awards. The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors gave MVTV-3 its highest honor in the category of public service announcements, according to a statement posted on the city’s website. The association gave out that award during …

Moreno Valley is getting an early jump on El Nino. The city is asking for volunteers to help prepare for expected heavy floods this winter, said Matt Mahaffey, the city’s emergency management specialist. Moreno Valley’s Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services hopes to persuade 50 to 60 people to …

The South Coast Air Quality Management District plans to file a lawsuit in connection with the World Logistics Center, the mega-industrial project planned for Moreno Valley. The suit, which was expected to be filed today in Riverside County Superior Court, will allege that the city failed to adapt adequate air …

And that trend won’t change, according to various water experts. They say the state learned from past droughts and installed conservation measures that are helping it get through the current shortage. How important is housing construction to California’s economy? So important that one of the most severe droughts in the …

Workers at Fairplex spent this week putting the finishing touches on the 2015 edition of the Los Angeles County Fair, which is scheduled to begin Today. The giant ferris wheel is up, the concert series is in place, the exhibition halls are ready and the Flower and Garden Pavilion is …